Game show contestants

Antonio Lopez, born June 28, 1982. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antonio Lopez"

Billy Pearson ( 1920 - November 28 2002) was a horse-racing jockey, a quiz-show winner and an art-dealer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Billy Pearson"

Bob Harris is an American radio commentator, writer, stand-up comedian, and five-time Jeopardy! winner. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Harris (writer)"

Bob House is a high School history teacher from Georgia who was the fourth person to capture the $1 million dollar prize on " Who Wants to be a Millionaire". ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob House"

Brad Rutter (born 1977 or 1978) is a champion contestant on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!. As of the end of 2005, he has won more money on game shows than any other person in history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brad Rutter"

Charles Ingram is an ex- British Army Major who made headlines in the United Kingdom when he cheated on the television show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Despite later being convicted of conspiracy and deception, Ingram maintains he did not cheat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Ingram"

Charles Lincoln Van Doren (born February 12, 1926) is an American intellectual and former TV quiz show contestant. In the late 1950s, Van Doren was involved in a scandal when he confessed that he had been given the right answers by the producers of the show, who sought to attract more viewers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Van Doren"

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Connagh-Joseph de Mooi is currently a professional quizzer on the BBC show Eggheads. He studied English and Performance Arts at university before embarking upon a modelling career in Germany which lasted 5 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "CJ De Mooi"

Daphne Fowler (formerly Daphne Hudson) is a British retired bank clerk and game show champion. Since taking early retirement, she has taken part in many televised game shows. She has won many titles, including winning Fifteen to One (twice), Going for Gold and Brain of Britain. She is currently taking part in the game show Eggheads, where she is one of the team of five game show champions challenged daily by a new quiz team. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daphne Fowler"

David Edwards (born in Barry, south Wales) is a former physics teacher from Staffordshire who became the first man to win the million pounds on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on 21 April 2001, and only the second person to answer all 15 questions correctly, and hence win the prize, after Judith Keppel. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Edwards (Who Wants to be a Millionaire winner)"

David Goodman is a consultant from Maryland that won a million dollars on the television show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. On how the victory changed his life Goodman says: "Sure, I've bought a car and a house, but otherwise I have the same interests, the same friends, and the same weekly routines." ...more on Wikipedia about "David Goodman (Millionaire)"

Eddie Timanus is a Jeopardy! champion and USA Today sportswriter who graduated from Wake Forest University. He met his wife through a Yahoo! Groups discussion group on game shows; the couple now has a son. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eddie Timanus"

Frank Spangenberg (born July 26, 1957) is an American police officer who garnered a modicum of fame in 1990 when he set the five-day record on the game show Jeopardy! ...more on Wikipedia about "Frank Spangenberg"

Herb Stempel is a television game show contestant who became famous for his participation in the 1950s show Twenty One, where he had a suspiciously long run of wins in 1956, and for his eventual exposure of what became known as the quiz show scandals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Herb Stempel" It's my shortopedia! shortopedia

Howie Gordon (born January 7, 1971), was a contestant on the sixth season of the American version of the CBS reality show Big Brother, where he has been seen by well over 8 million viewers at a time ** . His nicknames include: HowieCane, Hurricane Howie, Beefcake Howie, BB-6 Howie, HowieWood and JediHowie. ...more on Wikipedia about "Howie Gordon"

Ian Lygo is the former sole holder of the record for the most consecutive appearances on a television game show, having made 75 appearances on the UK game show 100% in late 1998, with the 75th appearance occurring on 14 December of that year. On November 30 2004 this record was tied by Ken Jennings on Jeopardy!. However, as Jennings lost on his 75th appearance, Lygo is the sole holder of the record for most consecutive wins on a game show. Since he won £100 for each game, his total winnings were £7,500. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ian Lygo"

Jason Martin Guy (born June 22, 1977), was a reality TV contestant on the third season of Big Brother in the year 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jason Guy"

Studio City, California writer Jerome Vered (circa 1958) entered the annals of Jeopardy! history with his multiple record-breaking five-day run in 1992, during which he shattered the one-day record for dollar winnings with $34,000 in one episode, which would not be broken, adjusted for a 2001 rule change (it would have been $68,000 after the rule change), until Ken Jennings broke the record in 2004 with a $75,000 win, and also logged the five-day take-home record. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerome Vered"

Jerri [Geraldine, Gerri] Whittington was a personal secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson, and was the first African-American secretary in the White House. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerri Whittington"

Joe Trela is a 25 year old customer service representative from Gilroy, California, who in March 2000, became the third contestant to win the $1 million dollar Grand Prize on " Who Wants to be a Millionaire." ...more on Wikipedia about "Joe Trela"

John Carpenter (born 1968) was the first top prize winner in the United States version of the quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. He won $1 million on November 20, 1999. He held the record of the largest single win in United States game show history, until Kevin Olmstead won $2.18 Million USD on the same show. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Carpenter (game show contestant)" Stay cool with www.shortopedia.com.

Joyce Brothers, Ph.D (born October 20, 1928) is one of the leading family psychologists and advice columnists, publishing a daily syndicated newspaper column since 1960. She gained fame in 1955 by winning The $64,000 Question game show, on which she appeared as an expert in the subject area of boxing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joyce Brothers"

Judith Keppel was the first million- pound winner of the television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in the United Kingdom, which she achieved in the episode broadcast on 20 November 2000 (having first appeared on the programme on the 19th). The Million-Pound Question was, "Which English king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?", the correct answer being " Henry II of England". ...more on Wikipedia about "Judith Keppel"

Kenneth Wayne Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) holds the record for the longest winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!, as well as other records. Jennings won 74 games before he was defeated by Nancy Zerg on his 75th appearance. His total winnings on Jeopardy! are $3,022,700 ($2,522,700 during his original run, and $500,000 in the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions). Jennings held the record for most winnings on any game show ever played until the end of the Ultimate Tournament of Champions on May 25, 2005, when he was displaced by Brad Rutter, to whom Jennings finished second in that tournament. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ken Jennings"

Kevin Ashman is generally considered to be Britain's finest quiz player. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kevin Ashman"

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